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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Irish Independent</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Why we should say 'Mais oui!' to foreign languages</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Eurostat figures show that in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> 58% of students at secondary school study a foreign language compared to the EU average of 83%. Yes, they are mainly learning English but an EU average of 60% also study a second foreign language; here that figure is a mere 8%.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/why-we-should-say-mais-oui-to-foreign-languages-2485672.html</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>